Bénes with Borussia Mönchengladbach in 2016
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| Personal information | |||
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| Date of birth | (1997-09-09) 9 September 1997 (age 26) | ||
| Place of birth | Dunajská Streda, Slovakia | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Union Berlin | ||
| Number | TBA | ||
| Youth career | |||
| GBS Šamorín | |||
| 2007–2011 | DAC Dunajská Streda | ||
| 2011–2014 | ETO Győr | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2014–2015 | ETO Győr | 1 | (0) |
| 2015–2016 | Žilina | 31 | (2) |
| 2015 | Žilina B | 6 | (0) |
| 2016–2022 | Borussia Mönchengladbach | 53 | (1) |
| 2016–2018 | Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 16 | (1) |
| 2019 | → Holstein Kiel (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2021 | → FC Augsburg (loan) | 12 | (1) |
| 2022–2024 | Hamburger SV | 60 | (19) |
| 2024– | Union Berlin | 0 | (0) |
| International career‡ | |||
| 2013–2014 | Slovakia U16 | 1 | (0) |
| 2013 | Slovakia U17 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014 | Slovakia U18 | 2 | (0) |
| 2014–2015 | Slovakia U19 | 8 | (3) |
| 2015–2018 | Slovakia U21 | 12 | (3) |
| 2017– | Slovakia | 24 | (2) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 15:16, 30 June 2024 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 19:05, 30 June 2024 (UTC) | |||
László Bénes (born 9 September 1997) is a Slovak professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Bundesliga club Union Berlin and the Slovakia national team.
Bénes was born in Dunajská Streda (a predominantly ethnic Hungarian town) to an ethnic Hungarian family.[1] He has a younger brother named Krisztián, who plays football on an amateur level in Slovak lower divisions.[2][3]
On 6 February 2015, Bénes signed a three-year deal with Fortuna Liga side MŠK Žilina from ETO Győr.[4]
On 1 July 2016, he joined Bundesliga club Borussia Mönchengladbach.[5]
On 28 January 2019, Bénes moved to 2. Bundesliga side Holstein Kiel for the second half of the season.[6] He debuted in an away match against 1. FC Heidenheim, coming on as a substitute for Jonas Meffert in the 68th minute of the match.[7]
On 1 February 2021, Bénes moved to Bundesliga club FC Augsburg, on a loan deal until the end of the season.[8]
On 21 June 2022, Bénes signed a four-year contract with Hamburger SV.[9]
Whilst representing Slovakia at UEFA Euro 2024, it was announced that Bénes had signed with Union Berlin.[10] The transfer took place after a series of equivalent rumours, with the media-estimated transfer fee at about €5 million.[11]
Bénes made his international debut as a substitute to Ondrej Duda in the 89th minute of the 2–1 victory against Lithuania.[12] Due to number of prolonged injuries and low playing time in Mönchengladbach, Bénes made no further appearances in the national team under Kozák, who resigned in October 2018.[13]
On 28 May 2019, coach Pavel Hapal called him up for a double fixture in June - a home friendly match against Jordan.[14] Subsequently, the core of the U21 squad became known as Hapal's children, including Bénes.[15]
| Club | Season | League | National cup | League cup | Europe | Total | ||||||
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| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Győr | 2014–15 | Nemzeti Bajnokság I | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Žilina | 2014–15 | Slovak First League | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 8 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | 23 | 2 | 3 | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | 34 | 2 | |||
| Total | 31 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 2 | ||
| ŽilinaII | 2014–15 | Slovak 2. Liga | 6 | 0 | – | – | – | 6 | 0 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach | 2016–17 | Bundesliga | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |
| 2017–18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 2 | 0 | ||||
| 2018–19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 1 | 0 | ||||
| 2019–20 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 4 | 0 | 28 | 0 | |||
| 2020–21 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | – | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 | |||
| 2021–22 | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | |||
| Total | 53 | 1 | 6 | 1 | – | 6 | 0 | 65 | 2 | |||
| Borussia Mönchengladbach II | 2016–17 | Regionalliga West | 13 | 1 | – | – | – | 13 | 1 | |||
| 2017–18 | 1 | 0 | – | – | – | 1 | 0 | |||||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | – | – | – | 2 | 0 | |||||
| Total | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 1 | ||
| Holstein Kiel (loan) | 2018–19 | 2. Bundesliga | 15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | – | – | 16 | 2 | ||
| FC Augsburg (loan) | 2020–21 | Bundesliga | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Career total | 134 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 162 | 8 | ||
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 June 2021 | Keine Sorgen Arena, Ried im Innkreis, Austria |  Bulgaria |
1–1 | 1–1 | Friendly |
| 2 | 10 June 2024 | Štadión Antona Malatinského, Trnava, Slovakia |  Wales |
4–0 | 4–0 | Friendly |
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